Modelling human disease & dysfunction Flashcards

Decks in this Class (14):

• Why The Need For Animal Models

  Why the need for animal models?

  Sample Cards:

  definition model organism,

  what have been conserved between humans,

  why are particular models chosen
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• Metabolic Disease 1

  METABOLIC DISEASE 1

  Sample Cards:

  why study models in vitro,

  advantages of improvements in microscopy,

  what is diabetes type 1 what is it type
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• Metabolic Disease 2

  METABOLIC DISEASE 2

  Sample Cards:

  mice b cell ablation why is it done meth,

  zebrafish chemical screenattempt to find,

  what is the target of rescue compounds i
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• Metabolic Disease And Stem Cells

  METABOLIC DISEASE AND STEM CELLS

  Sample Cards:

  why are stem cells important,

  arcuate nucleus where is it what type of,

  where to arcuate nuclei develop from
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• Multi Morbidity From Metabolic Cv Cancer

  MULTI-MORBIDITY from METABOLIC/CV/CANCER and INFLAMM.

  Sample Cards:

  glast creer2 mouse what is it useful for,

  what are a tanycytes where are they foun,

  michael schwarts et al mice what did he
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• Cancer 1 Using Models

  CANCER 1 - Using models

  Sample Cards:

  how does a retrovirus work,

  how are retroviruses linked to cancer,

  what is int1 and why was it identified a
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• Cancer 2 Animal Models Melanoma

  CANCER 2 - Animal models & melanoma

  Sample Cards:

  what are the most common mutations seen,

  risk factors to melanoma,

  what are some common mutations seen in m
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• Cancer 3 Shh And Everidge

  CANCER 3 - Shh and Everidge

  Sample Cards:

  how was cyclopamine discovered,

  what is hh why is it important and what,

  what is shh and what protein mediates it
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• Mental Health I Gxe Studies Stress

  MENTAL HEALTH I - GxE studies/Stress

  Sample Cards:

  common mental health disorders that are,

  what is the burden on global disease and,

  what is mental health
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• Modelling Embryonic Development And Dise

  Modelling embryonic development and disease using pluripotent stem cells - 1

  Sample Cards:

  definition pluripotent cell what is an i,

  definition stem cell,

  properties of early embryonic cells what
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• Modelling Embryonic Development And Dise

  Modelling embryonic development and disease using pluripotent stem cells - 2

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  what was shown by the wnt reporter axon2,

  what is a cerebral organoid,

  outline the 2d approach of in vitro diff
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• Drosophila A Model For Drug Addiction

  DROSOPHILA - a model for drug addiction

  Sample Cards:

  most harmful drug no of deaths,

  contributing factors to addiction how,

  are flies a good model for drug addictio
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• Mental Health Iii Circadian Cycles And S

  Mental health III - Circadian cycles and sleep

  Sample Cards:

  what are the 2 interacting processes tha,

  what have organisms evolved to anticipat,

  what is the circadian clock and what doe
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• Ageing

  AGEING

  Sample Cards:

  what is meant by ageing,

  what is the current max life span and av,

  2 main factors that influence ageing
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